Hulme, C., Neath, I., George, S. et al. (3 more authors) (2006) The distinctiveness of the word-length effect. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition, 32 ( 3). pp. 586-594. ISSN 0278-7393
Abstract
The authors report 2 experiments that compare the serial recall of pure lists of long words, pure lists of short words, and lists of long or short words containing just a single isolated word of a different length. In both experiments for pure lists, there was a substantial recall advantage for short words; the isolated words were recalled better than other words in the same list, and there was a reverse word-length effect: Isolated long words were recalled better than isolated short words. These results contradict models that seek to explain the word-length effect in terms of list-based accounts of rehearsal speed or in terms of item-based effects (such as difficulty of assembling items).
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2009 14:06 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2009 14:06 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.32.3.586 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
Identification Number: | 10.1037/0278-7393.32.3.586 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:6693 |